1.(tackle)+ issue, question, danger正视；勇敢面对；+ person对抗
We will soon have to confront a fundamental question.我们很快就将不得不正视一个基本问题。
We are learning how to confront death.我们正在学习如何直面死亡。
The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate.候选人在电视辩论中面对面交锋。
2.(stand face to face with)+ person迎面遇到
She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face.她挤过骚动的人群和他迎面相对。
I had to confront the reporters.我不得不面对记者。
3.to confront sb with sth
(present)+ evidence, facts使某人面对某事；(尤指)以某事与某人对质
She had decided to confront him with what she had learnt.她决定拿自己了解的事实与他当面对质。
4.(face)task, problem, situation +临到…头上；使面临
Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.部长们低估了他们所面临任务的艰巨性。